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Ex-CIA chief admits sharing military secrets with mistresshttp://www.mail.com/news/politics/3391512-ex-cia-chief-admits-sharing-military-secrets-with-mistress.html
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Former CIA Director David Petraeus, whose once-bright political future was all but destroyed over an affair with his biographer, has agreed to plead guilty to charges he shared classified material with her for her book.
The plea agreement — which carries a possible sentence of up to a year in prison — represents another blow to the re...Tue, 03 Mar 2015 20:03:00 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/politics/3391512-ex-cia-chief-admits-sharing-military-secrets-with-mistress.html2015-03-03T20:03:00ZUS charges Duke with illegal pollution from 5 coal ash dumpshttp://www.mail.com/scitech/news/3369880-us-charges-duke-with-illegal-pollution-5-coal-ash-dumps.html
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Federal prosecutors filed multiple criminal charges against Duke Energy on Friday over years of illegal pollution leaking from coal ash dumps at five North Carolina power plants.
The three U.S. Attorney's Offices covering the state charged Duke with nine misdemeanor counts involving violations of the Clean Water Act. The prosecutors s...Sat, 21 Feb 2015 00:28:17 GMThttp://www.mail.com/scitech/news/3369880-us-charges-duke-with-illegal-pollution-5-coal-ash-dumps.html2015-02-21T00:28:17ZHate crime prosecutions rare in NC, often difficult to provehttp://www.mail.com/news/politics/3355896-hate-crime-prosecutions-rare-nc-difficult-to-prove.html
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Relatives of the three Muslim college students killed in North Carolina are pressing for hate crime charges against the alleged shooter, but legal experts say such cases are relatively rare and can be difficult to prove.
Police in Chapel Hill say they have yet to uncover any evidence that Craig Stephen Hicks acted out of religious ani...Sat, 14 Feb 2015 13:00:12 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/politics/3355896-hate-crime-prosecutions-rare-nc-difficult-to-prove.html2015-02-14T13:00:12ZThousands join funeral for slain Muslims in North Carolinahttp://www.mail.com/news/us/3353182-thousands-join-funeral-slain-muslims-north-carolina.html
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The fathers of three young Muslims allegedly slain by a neighbor who was angry over parking spots stood before their caskets Thursday and urged a crowd of thousands to protect others by demanding justice.
More than 5,000 people came to the funeral of Deah Shaddy Barakat, 23; his wife, Yusor Mohammad Abu-Salha, 21; and her sister Razan...Thu, 12 Feb 2015 23:33:38 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/us/3353182-thousands-join-funeral-slain-muslims-north-carolina.html2015-02-12T23:33:38ZCorrection: NC Shootings-Muslim Reaction storyhttp://www.mail.com/news/us/3352432-correction-nc-shootings-muslim-reaction-story.html
In a story Feb. 11 about reactions to the shootings of three Muslims in North Carolina, The Associated Press reported erroneously, based on incorrect information from Chapel Hill officials, the full name of one of the victims. The name of the newlywed wife was Yusor Mohammad Abu-Salha, not Yusor Mohammad.
A corrected version of the story is below: NC slay...Thu, 12 Feb 2015 19:09:02 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/us/3352432-correction-nc-shootings-muslim-reaction-story.html2015-02-12T19:09:02ZFamily, friends say 3 slain in NC left a legacy of givinghttp://www.mail.com/news/us/3353492-family-friends-3-slain-nc-left-legacy.html
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Three young people gunned down in a condominium in North Carolina were known and admired for helping and healing others, whether it was friends and next-door neighbors or refugees located thousands of miles away, friends and family said.
"They did more in their college years to leave a legacy than other people do in their entire lifet...Thu, 12 Feb 2015 16:09:55 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/us/3353492-family-friends-3-slain-nc-left-legacy.html2015-02-12T16:09:55ZDuke cancels Muslim call to prayer; cites opposition, safetyhttp://www.mail.com/news/us/3305602-duke-cancels-muslim-call-to-prayer-cites-opposition-safety.html
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Before it unraveled, a plan to use Duke University's chapel tower in a call to prayer for the school's Muslim community was meant to promote religious unity and pluralism.
One administrator explained in a newspaper column that "at Duke University, the Muslim community represents a strikingly different face of Islam than is seen on the ...Fri, 16 Jan 2015 09:43:31 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/us/3305602-duke-cancels-muslim-call-to-prayer-cites-opposition-safety.html2015-01-16T09:43:31ZDuke nixes plan to use chapel tower for Muslim prayer callhttp://www.mail.com/news/us/3304680-duke-nixes-plan-to-use-chapel-tower-muslim-prayer-call.html
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Days after announcing that a Muslim call to prayer would echo from its historic chapel tower, Duke University changed course Thursday following a flurry of calls and emails objecting to the plan.
Instead, Muslims will gather for their call to prayer in a grassy area near the 210-foot gothic tower before heading into a room in Duke Chap...Fri, 16 Jan 2015 01:55:42 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/us/3304680-duke-nixes-plan-to-use-chapel-tower-muslim-prayer-call.html2015-01-16T01:55:42ZNC State hands No. 2 Duke its 1st loss in 87-75 upsethttp://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/3297032-nc-hands-no-2-duke-1st-loss-87-75-upset.html
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Kyle Washington hopped on a courtside table to celebrate amid a crowd of North Carolina State fans jumping around at midcourt. Anthony "Cat" Barber posed with fans taking selfies amid the chaos.
The Wolfpack had turned No. 2 Duke's latest visit to Raleigh into yet another party — complete with ending the Blue Devils' unbeaten start. T...Sun, 11 Jan 2015 23:36:56 GMThttp://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/3297032-nc-hands-no-2-duke-1st-loss-87-75-upset.html2015-01-11T23:36:56ZAP source: Ref accused of ethnic remark won't work ACC gameshttp://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/3295024-ap-source-accused-ethnic-remark-wont-work-acc-games.html
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A veteran referee accused of making an ethnic remark at a Wake Forest booster will not work any further Atlantic Coast Conference games this season, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press.
The person spoke on condition of anonymity Friday because the conference does not publicly discuss personnel matters. The d...Sat, 10 Jan 2015 04:21:24 GMThttp://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/3295024-ap-source-accused-ethnic-remark-wont-work-acc-games.html2015-01-10T04:21:24ZSouthern Democrats urge a return to party basicshttp://www.mail.com/news/politics/3231840-southern-democrats-urge-return-to-party-basics.html
ATLANTA (AP) — Southern Democrats are joining others in the party who say that a return to advocating to lift people out of economic hardship and emphasizing spending on education and public works will re-energize black voters and attract whites as well.
"It's time to draw a line in the sand and not surrender our brand," Rickey Cole, the party chairman in...Fri, 28 Nov 2014 08:02:39 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/politics/3231840-southern-democrats-urge-return-to-party-basics.html2014-11-28T08:02:39ZNC likely to join legislative push on Uber, Lyfthttp://www.mail.com/news/politics/3224378-nc-to-join-legislative-push-uber-lyft.html
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina has become an attractive market for smartphone-based car services such as Uber and Lyft, which are drawn to the state's mid-sized cities that have college students and young professionals but lack extensive mass transit. It's also one of many states where little regulation exists outside of traditional cab and limo services.
...Sun, 23 Nov 2014 22:19:26 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/politics/3224378-nc-to-join-legislative-push-uber-lyft.html2014-11-23T22:19:26ZPolice: Veteran beaten by man he met at bar dieshttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3211406-police-veteran-beaten-man-met-bar-dies.html
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — An Army veteran beaten by a man he met at a bar died Saturday afternoon, nearly a week after being hospitalized with burns so bad that parts of both arms had to be amputated, police and his partner said.
Veteran Stephen Patrick White, 46, died at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, authorities said. Gr...Sun, 16 Nov 2014 02:25:09 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3211406-police-veteran-beaten-man-met-bar-dies.html2014-11-16T02:25:09ZPolice: Suspected NC court gunman turns himself inhttp://www.mail.com/news/politics/3184222-police-suspected-nc-court-gunman-turns.html
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A man suspected of opening fire this week on two victims in front of a courthouse turned himself in hours after his brother was charged in the crime, authorities said Thursday.
Brandon Tremaine Morris, whom investigators identified as the gunman in Tuesday's shooting, was being questioned by investigators, Nashville Police Chief Thoma...Fri, 31 Oct 2014 04:39:53 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/politics/3184222-police-suspected-nc-court-gunman-turns.html2014-10-31T04:39:53ZTV runner-up Aiken seeks win in NC House racehttp://www.mail.com/news/politics/3168560-tv-runner-up-aiken-seeks-win-nc-house-race.html
ERWIN, N.C. (AP) — Eleven years after becoming a national TV sensation, Clay Aiken still attracts a crowd in central North Carolina. In an hour he could only get a block or so down the street during an old textile town's fall festival while fans stopped to talk and take pictures.
"I can't believe you're here!" exclaimed Suzanne Strickland, 23, after she a...Thu, 23 Oct 2014 06:10:35 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/politics/3168560-tv-runner-up-aiken-seeks-win-nc-house-race.html2014-10-23T06:10:35ZDems hope for strong get-out-the-vote successhttp://www.mail.com/news/politics/3154736-dems-hope-strong-get-out-the-vote-success.html
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Democrats claimed a big success after former President Bill Clinton campaigned across several college campuses in Arkansas recently, saying they signed up enough partisans to fill more than 4,000 volunteer shifts in their drive to re-elect Sen. Mark Pryor.
Now the concern is the "flake rate" — the people who fail to show up. Welco...Wed, 15 Oct 2014 23:29:12 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/politics/3154736-dems-hope-strong-get-out-the-vote-success.html2014-10-15T23:29:12ZCouples rush to wed as NC gay marriage ban dumpedhttp://www.mail.com/news/politics/3146716-couples-rush-to-wed-nc-gay-marriage-ban-dumped.html
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Minutes after a federal judge in Asheville struck down North Carolina's ban on same-sex marriages, Amy Cantrell and Lauren White rushed out of a county office with their newly printed marriage license and exchanged vows on the front steps, their two children in tow.
"This is it folks," exclaimed the Rev. Lisa Bovee-Kemper, a Unitarian...Sat, 11 Oct 2014 14:27:24 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/politics/3146716-couples-rush-to-wed-nc-gay-marriage-ban-dumped.html2014-10-11T14:27:24ZSen. hopefuls taking attendance in 4 stateshttp://www.mail.com/news/politics/3142678-sen-hopefuls-taking-attendance-4.html
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Lawmakers run from chairing committees to giving speeches to casting votes, raising campaign money all the while. It's what they do, whether serving on Capitol Hill or at the statehouse. No one has perfect attendance.
Yet in at least four competitive Senate races from Colorado and Iowa to Kentucky and North Carolina, the candidates ar...Thu, 09 Oct 2014 14:50:05 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/politics/3142678-sen-hopefuls-taking-attendance-4.html2014-10-09T14:50:05ZPolice mistakenly think black teen is home burglarhttp://www.mail.com/news/us/3141674-police-mistakenly-think-black-teen-burglar.html
FUQUAY-VARINA, N.C. (AP) — Police mistook a black teenager for a burglar and pepper-sprayed him inside the home of his white foster parents.
It was Monday afternoon when 18-year-old DeShawn Currie came home from school and went up to his room. Unknown to him, a neighbor thought they saw something amiss in a neighborhood of mostly modest brick ranch homes ...Wed, 08 Oct 2014 23:11:40 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/us/3141674-police-mistakenly-think-black-teen-burglar.html2014-10-08T23:11:40ZSame-sex marriages begin in the Southhttp://www.mail.com/news/politics/3138700-same-sex-marriages-south.html
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Gay and lesbian couples are getting legally married in the South for the first time, crossing a threshold in a conservative region long opposed to the marriages.
The U.S. Supreme Court's decision Monday to turn away appeals from a handful of states including Virginia means marriage bans are unconstitutional throughout the 4th U.S. Cir...Tue, 07 Oct 2014 13:05:29 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/politics/3138700-same-sex-marriages-south.html2014-10-07T13:05:29ZBluegrass awards handed out in Raleighhttp://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/3132288-bluegrass-awards-handed-raleigh.html
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina's Balsam Range has taken Entertainer of the Year honors at the International Bluegrass Music Awards in Raleigh.
The awards presented Thursday night recognized outstanding achievement and pioneering efforts as determined by bluegrass industry professionals. Almost two dozen awards were presented to the top achievers.
...Fri, 03 Oct 2014 13:01:56 GMThttp://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/3132288-bluegrass-awards-handed-raleigh.html2014-10-03T13:01:56ZEx-head of school founded by novelist Sparks sueshttp://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/3131068-ex-head-school-founded-novelist-sparks-sues.html
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The former headmaster of a private school founded by novelist Nicholas Sparks says the author and other school leaders forced him out when he tried to recruit black students and faculty and supported a bullied group of gay students, and on Thursday he sued for damages.
In the federal lawsuit, Saul Hillel Benjamin accuses Sparks of mak...Thu, 02 Oct 2014 20:14:28 GMThttp://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/3131068-ex-head-school-founded-novelist-sparks-sues.html2014-10-02T20:14:28ZNC State coach apologizes for fake injury remarkshttp://www.mail.com/sports/football/3125778-nc-coach-apologizes-fake-injury-remarks.html
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina State coach Dave Doeren said Tuesday he has apologized to Florida State coach Jimbo Fisher for his comments accusing the top-ranked Seminoles of faking injuries to slow down the Wolfpack's offense.
Doeren released a statement Tuesday morning on the program's Twitter account and extended his apology to FSU's staff, playe...Tue, 30 Sep 2014 15:15:49 GMThttp://www.mail.com/sports/football/3125778-nc-coach-apologizes-fake-injury-remarks.html2014-09-30T15:15:49ZRoad salt supply low, demand high as winter loomshttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3124090-road-salt-supply-low-demand-high-winter-looms.html
DETROIT (AP) — The reward for surviving last winter's frigid temperatures and record snowfall, several states are learning, is drastic price increases for road salt — and that's if they can even get it.
Replenishing stockpiles is proving challenging, especially for some Midwestern states, after salt supplies were depleted to tame icy roads last winter. An...Tue, 30 Sep 2014 01:25:14 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3124090-road-salt-supply-low-demand-high-winter-looms.html2014-09-30T01:25:14ZDA dismisses most remaining protest arrests in NChttp://www.mail.com/news/politics/3107004-da-dismisses-remaining-protest-arrests-nc.html
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The top prosecutor in North Carolina's capital is dropping criminal charges against hundreds of people arrested at mass protests at the state legislature last year.
Wake County District Attorney Ned Mangum said Friday his move was prompted by a June 30 decision by the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutional rights of people to...Fri, 19 Sep 2014 18:28:17 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/politics/3107004-da-dismisses-remaining-protest-arrests-nc.html2014-09-19T18:28:17ZDA: Josh Gordon gets probation in DWI case in NChttp://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/3100488-da-josh-gordon-probation-dwi-case-nc.html
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A prosecutor said Tuesday that suspended Cleveland Browns receiver Josh Gordon will receive probation and undergo a substance-abuse assessment after pleading guilty to a drunken-driving charge in North Carolina.
Acting Wake County district attorney Ned Mangum said Gordon received a 60-day suspended jail sentence and one year of unsupe...Tue, 16 Sep 2014 19:49:48 GMThttp://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/3100488-da-josh-gordon-probation-dwi-case-nc.html2014-09-16T19:49:48ZNC inmate to adjust to life outside after 30 yearshttp://www.mail.com/news/us/3077698-nc-inmate-to-adjust-to-life-30-years.html
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — After walking out of prison for the first time in three decades, former death row inmate Henry McCollum tried to climb into his father's car but put his head through the loop of the seatbelt that is supposed to cross his chest. A TV cameraman showed him how it works.
The safety gear isn't all that's changed since the 50-year-old McCol...Thu, 04 Sep 2014 09:03:52 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/us/3077698-nc-inmate-to-adjust-to-life-30-years.html2014-09-04T09:03:52ZNC half brothers freed after 3 decades in prisonhttp://www.mail.com/news/us/3076014-nc-half-brothers-freed-3-decades-prison.html
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina's longest-serving death row inmate and his younger half brother walked out as free men Wednesday, three decades after they were convicted of raping and murdering an 11-year-old girl who DNA evidence shows may have been killed by another man.
Henry McCollum, 50, hugged his weeping parents at the gates of Central Prison i...Wed, 03 Sep 2014 21:10:49 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/us/3076014-nc-half-brothers-freed-3-decades-prison.html2014-09-03T21:10:49Z